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Hi, about 6 weeks ago I started on the Low Carb diet, very quickly I started to notice how well I was feeling with much lower Blood sugar scores increased insulin sensitivity but managed to put on 5kg which left me and the dietician mystified. Because of the unexpected weight Gain, a friend...

NDT = Natural desiccated thyroid hormone according to a google search .

My sense of disbelief in what Doctors tell you has made me more and more cynical and far less trusting of what doctors tell you and more importantly do not tell you. In 1997 I went to my GP with a back problem, 27 consultants later it was diagnosed as spinal stenosis. Diabetes took 9 years to...

It is a good site and I am following it very closely. Am seeing an endocrinologist, and when I suggested other tests he ignored my request, so I have asked my GP for a thyroid test- it was normal when I had it done in January 2013. Your point about actual results is a good one thanks a lot.

Thanks that's a good site and I am following all the advice given there already. Your point about sticking with it for 3-4 months is spot on.

Hi, I am a type two diabetic, with a spinal problem, that stops me from walking more than 50m or standing very long - 30 secs to 1 minute. The spinal problem is operable but need to lose weight before the orthopaedic surgeon will feel the surgical risks are minimised. After a series of...

After a quick early hours search on Google for Counterfeit medications, Counterfeit Insulin, Counterfeit NovoRapid, and Counterfeit Lantus: Search Highlights: My initial impression is that drug counterfeiting is a real problem and is being tackled by the EU, UK government's MHRA, and the USA...

Your post and the revelation that I had been taking far more Novo Rapid that I should (without the accompanying hypos) got me thinking about the problem of drug counterfeiting specifically Insulin counterfeiting, Have you found out anything more? Initial Google search doesn't show a lot but...

Re: At Last an Answer to apparent Insulin Therapy ineffectiv Thank you for your replies lots to research there, Very useful thanks for taking the time to reply. Re-reading my original post I realised I had not been clear on the root cause of the problem. To simplify my carbo counting I uses a...

Thanks this is a really interesting post for me, as I may have had a similar problem. From your post I am not sure if this was a bad batch of insulin that the pen was injecting or whether there was a mechanical problem with the pen i.e/ not delivering the indicated dose through the needle...

I have recently been down a 2 year quest to pin down if I had CFS. I am T2 diagnosed in late 1990s principally this was driven by symptoms of extreme tiredness. But then I had other problems from the mid 1990s with my back. As I progressed through the diabetes therapy options - diet, tablets and...

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in the late 1990s and progressed through the various therapy options of diet, then Diabetes and BP, and Cholesterol medications finally into Insulin Injections and 5 years ago started using the basal bolus Insulin regime. Just after starting this regime I...

Thanks Doug, sorry for the lateness of the reply but life has been challenging since this post. I wrote this post because of my frustrations with the apparent ineffectiveness of using Lantus and Novomix rapid over the last five years. I now have a clear an concise answer which I will post...

Hi Ray, I was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic in 1999. In 1995 I started getting neuropathies in my hands and feet. I lost all feeling in the outside of my left foot and toes, and it then started in my right toes. It was only after I saw a diabetes consultant in 2002 and started getting my blood...

Hi, I am new to this forum so apologies if this has question has been covered before, my question is " has there been any published research into the efficacy and effectiveness of the drug therapies used in treatment of type 2 diabetes?" Does the metformin/insulin plus Statins plus blood...